Plumber Maintenance Engineer (Permanent) in Hatfield

That's someone that does the right thing, is enthusiastic and motivated to grow, believes in Community spirit, is respectful and enjoys their work. As the UK's leading Social Enterprise, we're dedicated to creating inclusive and thriving Communities for both our Customers and Employees.

As part of Places for People Group, Places for People Students are experts in providing facilities management solutions for university campus buildings and student accommodation. Our service is focused on our partnership approach with our clients and the student experience.

We are looking to recruit a Maintenance Engineer Plumber on a permanent basis. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will support the upkeep of our student accommodation sites, ensuring all plumbing maintenance is carried out safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

On a daily basis, you will be responsible for completing planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and responding to reactive plumbing issues, ensuring all works are completed in line with performance requirements and service standards. This role is 5 days a week on site with working hours of 9am - 6pm with 1 hour lunch. Therefore, a basic DBS check is mandatory for this position.

The successful candidate will have experience in a plumbing maintenance role and possess the relevant qualifications:

• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Plumbing & Heating (or equivalent)
• Experience in maintenance plumbing (commercial/FM preferred)
• Knowledge of water systems, drainage and pipework
• Desirable: experience with heating systems, Gas Safe registration, or experience within student accommodation or facilities management.

We are a large, diverse and ambitious business, offering job security and all the challenges you could wish for. Here people can flourish, thrive, better themselves and work in fantastic communities with inspirational colleagues and customers.

Benefits include:

• Bonus scheme
• Pension with matched contributions
• Excellent holiday allowance
• Training and development
• Extra perks including discounts at shops, cinemas and more

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.

We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect. We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment. By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.